President Barack Obama's aspiration that the United States boast the highest number of College graduates worldwide by 2020 may be improbable, according to projections released by the U.S.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Staff Activists' roles in providing global health treatment are as important as those of physicians and policymakers, according to Matthew Kavanagh, an AIDS activist and director of United States advocacy for the Health Global Access Project.
Meghan Cooney / The Dartmouth Staff Russian political leaders need to alter the way they communicate with their constituents and embrace social media outlets, as current efforts are ineffective and fail to adequately provide the public with information needed to make informed electoral decisions, Russian journalist Maxim Trudolyubov said in a lecture in Reed Hall on Thursday afternoon. Trudolyubov, who created the first opinion page in the Vedomosti newspaper, said social networks play an insignificant role in contemporary Russian politics. In Russia, which has a population of 141.9 million people, there is substantial political censorship, according to Trudolyubov.
LOTTA NYGREN / The Dartmouth The biggest challenges non-profits face today are "earning trust and investment," Senior Vice President for Advancement Carolyn Pelzel said in a lecture in Silsby Hall on Tuesday evening. Speaking to an audience of trustees for non-profit organizations in the Upper Valley, Pelzel said she believes that non-profit organizations could be doing a better job of impressing donors.
Lotta Nygren / The Dartmouth Staff Men need to take an active role in preventing gender-based violence, Jackson Katz, co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention program, said in a lecture in Filene Auditorium on Tuesday.